Eastern Red Bat vs Yellow Toadflax Smut

Lasiurus borealis compared with Melanotaenium cingens

Key Differences

• Eastern Red Bat is Least Concern while Yellow Toadflax Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Red Bat	Yellow Toadflax Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ustilaginales (Ustilaginales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Melanotaeniaceae
Genus	Lasiurus	Melanotaenium
Species	Lasiurus borealis	Melanotaenium cingens

Conservation Status

Eastern Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Toadflax Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Red Bat	Yellow Toadflax Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Yellow Toadflax Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden.